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Plano Welcomed a New Condom Sense Store with Threatening Emails and, Yes, Gunfire

When Mike Edwards opened a Condom Sense at Parker and Independence in Plano last month, he touted it as a way to pump new life into an aging strip center and help reinvigorate local retail. But as CBS 11's J.D. Miles so, um, artfully put it, neighbors and religious leaders "aren't exactly ribbed wit ... More >>

Ruffles Introduces New Beer-Battered Onion Ring Chips A Handful of Old Pennies

Plano-based Frito-Lay continues its flavor-palooza with new beer-battered onion ring flavored Ruffles, said to offer "guys the ultimate party snack." Sorry, ladies. You just have to stick to plain ol' Ruffles with ridges. Ruffles MAX beer-battered onion rings complements any tailgating party or ... More >>

Highway-Closing Dallas-to-McKinney Bike Ride Cancelled in Sketchiest Way Possible

Last month, Gary Lacara was "100 percent" sure that Bike the City, his 30-mile, Dallas-to-McKinney charity bicycle tour scheduled for a Sunday morning in April, was a go. "I wouldn't attempt this if I wasn't," he told Unfair Park at the time. And there was no reason to think he couldn't organize a ... More >>

Plano Has Become a Hockey Prospect Factory, Which Canadians Find Very Puzzling

It's been over a decade since the Dallas Stars won the Stanley Cup and proved, six years after moving from Minnesota, that there was room for professional ice hockey even in football-obsessed, not-at-all-icy Texas. The team's popularity has flagged significantly in recent years, but a generation of ... More >>

Bottle Up That Cheer

Brewery-Inspired Henry's Tavern And American Grill is Now Open in Plano

Henry's Tavern opened this week in the Shops at Legacy in Plano (5741 Legacy Drive). A Portland import, this is only the second location of the brewery-inspired restaurant, which seats more than 500 guests and pours more than 100 different local, regional and national beers. The menu is mammoth wi ... More >>

Urban Rio's Next-Mex

Finally, A Tex-Mex meal that doesn't require expandable pants.

You're Not Hallucinating, a Second Trader Joe's is Open, This Time in Plano

Another north Texas Trader Joe's opening, this time in Plano, at Preston Towne Crossing. Please try not to wet yourself. Suffice it to say, no matter how much you love Two-Buck Chuck and Cookie Butter, one Trader Joe's location begets another (and another and another), all of which are pretty much ... More >>

Social 121 Has a New Menu, a New Chef and a New Concept. Other Than That, Status Quo.

The restaurant at 5760 State Highway continues its dance to please Plano natives. It first opened as Loft 610 with superstar Tre Wilcox at the helm, cooking Top Chef plates intended for fancy palates. Then Wilcox left for the Marquee Grill and Scott Siers bought the space. He renamed the restaurant ... More >>

In the Sorority Rape Case, Trying to Help Hits a Dead End

​Here's something scary. There's a guy I have bumped into several times who looks like the artist's rendering of the suspect in the sorority rapist case. I mean sort of. It's not like, "Oh, look, it's the guy!" But it could be. When I saw the picture in the paper again this morning, I decide ... More >>

Get Your Roll On

With a Name Like Whiskey Cake, It's No Surprise We Like It.

Study Says Dallas Am Not Be Very Literate

Via Threadless​Don't get defensive. That's just what Dr. John W. Miller, president of Central Connecticut State University, says in the seventh-annual report America's Most Literate Cities 2010 released today. Yet again, when ranking the 75 top-population cities in the U.S., Miller looked at six " ... More >>

Noodle House: A Generic Name
For a Unique Treat

​I was extremely curious when I heard that one of my favorite Chinese restaurants in Houston, Sandong Noodle House, recently opened a Plano outpost. My curiosity turned into delight when I discovered the rumors were, indeed, true. Sandong is famed in Houston for its mind-blowing Northern ... More >>

Rice 1 Roll: Don't Expect the World,
Just Good Indian Desserts

Rice 1 Roll's rava kesari​Rice 1 Roll's very slick takeout menu proudly announces the "Indian Chinese Café" serves Indian, Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese foods. It's a strange claim to make, because there's nothing but south Indian food on the menu. There's no half-hearted pho or lackluster pa ... More >>

Red Mango Pushes Back at Competition With Self-Serve

Red Mango: Help yourself.​Starting July 19, the Red Mango on Lovers Lane will convert into a self-service frozen yogurt format. Depending on the outcome of the Lovers Lane location, several other Dallas locations of the frozen yogurt chain may be following suit soon after. If the success of Pl ... More >>

Plano Man Arrested for Threatening "Deadly Force" at Dallas Abortion Clinic

​The U.S. Attorney's Office just sent word: On Saturday afternoon, a 27-year-old Plano man named Erlyndon J. Lo, was arrested by FBI agents at his home on charges that he threatened to use deadly force to stop an abortion at the Southwestern Women's Surgery Center on Greenville Avenue and Lovers L ... More >>

Mama Said Knock You Out

Some More Concrete Information About Ash Grove's Lawsuits Against North Texas Cities

​Back, for a moment, to that item about concrete-maker Ash Grove suing the city of Plano for refusing to buy its cement, made with the dirty, antiquated wet-kiln method. I do need to clarify a few things: Yes, Plano was originally sued by Ash Grove -- along with Dallas and Fort Worth and Arlingto ... More >>

Cheapcakes

It's only Wednesday. Will the weekend ever get here? If you need an incentive to get over the hump and through the next few days, we have one for you: Cupcakes. To thank its customers for a "sweet and successful year" at its Plano location, Tart Pastry Studio & Boutique is celebrating its fi ... More >>

The Biggest Stories in North Texas Music, Circa 2008

In a year that saw Ozzy, the Jonases and The New York Times storm through North Texas, which area music stories will go down as the most important of 2008?

Getting Bombed

For the last week or so, RA Sushi in Plano has been promoting their brand of holiday cheer, the Nog-asaki. Cute, right? That's it in the picture: An eggnog-based cocktail celebrating the charred remains of those flash fried in the second atomic blast...well, technically the third, if you coun ... More >>

Plano, Bestest City in Whole U.S.A. in Which You Can "Build Personal Wealth"

Hotels, Clearly, Have Become the New Porn (NYLO, Aloft -- Yes, You)

The Door's 10-year Anniversary Show

Friday, May 30, at The Door

Roll Call

Plano Cops Make Bitter Divorce Even Worse

Naked Dinner

No muss, no fuss, great taste at Olea

The Funeral is Friday

Rent By the Hour

"Eat 'em up, fuckers!"

Hot for Teacher

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

Better In The 'Burbs

Plano restaurant delights with authentic Italian

Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Letters

Best Art Classes for Kids

art-a-rama

Pink Ribbons

Plano runs breast cancer out of town

French Kiss

Paris in Plano

Playing Chicken

Come boom or bust Dallasites gotta eat--out, that is

Eat these words

The Dallas scene was everywhere -- and nowhere -- in 1999

Skipping by

Mango manages much more than most

Bus rout

Plano parents are up in arms over their school district's new busing policy

Almost home-cooking

Bon Vivant Market avoids Eatzi's flaws, but doesn't have its zest

Pleasure chained

Mediterraneo at the Quadrangle is even better than itself

Battle of the free bread

A new Italian eatery tries to one-up La Madeleine

Events for the week

Little Italy

San Remo, Plano's neighborhood Italian restaurant, is a nice place

Sea no evil

Plano's Sea Grill angles for greatness